: a person with blood group O blood which can be donated to any recipient
also: the blood of such a person
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebCheryl and Bobbie didn’t have the same blood type; however, as Type O, Cheryl was a universal donor. Stephanie Mansfield, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2022 Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymesGet more great content like this delivered right to you! Alex Fox, Science | AAAS, 14 June 2019 Blood drive Friday at veterans center A universal donor blood drive in honor of Beverly Woyton with the San Diego Blood Bank is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Veterans Association of North County, 1617 Mission Ave.San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2019 In fact, already all of our pigs are blood type O, which is a universal donor type. Christian Bourge, Popular Mechanics, 30 July 2013 The search for a donor was complicated by his blood type, O Positive, which makes him a universal donor, but only able to receive a kidney from a person with his blood type. Patrick Martin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2018 The search for a donor was complicated by his blood type, O Positive, which makes him a universal donor, but only able to receive a kidney from a person with his blood type. Patrick Martin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2018 The search for a donor was complicated by his blood type, O Positive, which makes him a universal donor, but only able to receive a kidney from a person with his blood type. Patrick Martin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2018 The search for a donor was complicated by his blood type, O Positive, which makes him a universal donor, but only able to receive a kidney from a person with his blood type. Patrick Martin, chicagotribune.com, 4 Feb. 2018 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
universal donor
noun
1
: a person who has Rh-negative blood of the blood group O and whose blood can be donated to any recipient